Diver Sues BP, Others Over Deepwater Cleanup Injuries

Law360, New York (May 4, 2012, 9:50 PM EDT) -- A commercial diver accused BP PLC, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Transocean Ltd. and others behind the Deepwater Horizon disaster Wednesday in Texas of using chemical dispersants to clean up the spill that caused him severe injuries and led to the suicides of two teammates.

David Hogan and his wife, Patricia Fajkus-Hogan, launched the suit in Texas state court, alleging that the use of toxic chemical dispersants produced by Nalco Co., also a defendant in the suit, led to severe injuries in the divers that came in...